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Pizzeria 260
- resultFail
- critical violations0
- last inspectedJanuary 13, 2020
- address260 W Broadway, South Boston 02127
Is Pizzeria 260 clean?
Pizzeria 260 is currently Fail from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division, from an inspection on January 13, 2020. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.
What did inspectors find at Pizzeria 260?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on January 13, 2020, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️Effectiveness-Hair Restraints (C)Effectiveness-Hair Restraints (C)
- ⚠️Clean-up of Vomiting and Diarrheal Events (Pf) • Provide VD cleanup kit. Handout provided to owner via email.Clean-up of Vomiting and Diarrheal Events (Pf) • Provide VD cleanup kit. Handout provided to owner via email.
- ⚠️Food Storage Containers Identified with Common Name of Food (C) • Label all bus buckets with food stored inside.Food Storage Containers Identified with Common Name of Food (C) • Label all bus buckets with food stored inside.
- ⚠️Ready-To-Eat Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Date Marking (Pf) • Provide date markings for all prepared foods under refrigeration.Ready-To-Eat Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Date Marking (Pf) • Provide date markings for all prepared foods under refrigeration.
- ⚠️Ventilation Hood Systems Drip Prevention (C) • Hood system with visible dripping grease at cookline. Ceiling is discolored above entire kitchen and cooking area. Determine if hood system is drawing properly. To refer to BFD Dave Hayes.Ventilation Hood Systems Drip Prevention (C) • Hood system with visible dripping grease at cookline. Ceiling is discolored above entire kitchen and cooking area. Determine if hood system is drawing properly. To refer to BFD Dave Hayes.
- ⚠️Good Repair and Proper Adjustment-Equipment (C) • Replace broken gaskets on cookline reach in refrigerated units. Units are holding at below 41F.Good Repair and Proper Adjustment-Equipment (C) • Replace broken gaskets on cookline reach in refrigerated units. Units are holding at below 41F.
- ⚠️Nonfood Contact Surfaces (C) • Observed caked on food soils on refrigerator doors inside and outside and on door handles. Thoroughly clean to remove all visible soils. Ceiling above cookline discolored with grease and soils duct work above hood vent with dust accumulating. Clean to remove.Nonfood Contact Surfaces (C) • Observed caked on food soils on refrigerator doors inside and outside and on door handles. Thoroughly clean to remove all visible soils. Ceiling above cookline discolored with grease and soils duct work above hood vent with dust accumulating. Clean to remove.
- ⚠️Intensity-Lighting (C) • Replace broken light above cookline.Intensity-Lighting (C) • Replace broken light above cookline.
- ⚠️Cleaning Ventilation Systems Nuisance and Discharge Prohibition (C) • Hood vents above cookline and pizza oven with caked on grease and soils on hood and filters. Dripping grease over cookline. Clean to remove. Provide current hood sticker.Cleaning Ventilation Systems Nuisance and Discharge Prohibition (C) • Hood vents above cookline and pizza oven with caked on grease and soils on hood and filters. Dripping grease over cookline. Clean to remove. Provide current hood sticker.
When was Pizzeria 260 last inspected?
Pizzeria 260 has 19 inspections on record going back to December 3, 2014. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| June 13, 2022 | — | |
| March 15, 2022 | — | |
| January 13, 2020 | Fail | |
| March 5, 2019 | Pass | |
| March 5, 2019 | closed by the city | |
| August 24, 2018 | — | |
| October 27, 2017 | Pass | |
| October 20, 2017 | Fail | |
| April 13, 2017 | Pass | |
| April 6, 2017 | Fail | |
| May 16, 2016 | Pass | |
| May 9, 2016 | Fail |
Pizzeria 260 vs Chinatown
Chinatown runs 85% clean across 307 tracked restaurants — 252 clean, 22 mid, 22 cooked.
Against the 307 spots Cooked tracks in Chinatown, this one comes out cleaner than 5% of them.
Other spots in Chinatown
How Boston grades restaurants
Boston reports inspections as a pass or a fail, with no score and no letter. What separates a bad fail from a trivial one is the violation severity ladder: a single star is a minor issue, two stars is more serious, and three stars marks a critical foodborne-illness risk factor — temperature abuse, bad handwashing, cross-contamination. A restaurant can fail on paperwork alone, which is not the same as failing on food safety. Cooked splits Boston fails accordingly: a fail with a three-star violation reads cooked, a fail on minor items only reads mid.
Source: Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division via Analyze Boston. Cooked refreshes this data daily — this listing's most recent inspection is dated January 13, 2020. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.